Justin Timberlake was reluctant to say "Word," as he felt it was something he would never say. As a joke, the editing team reused the one take where he said "Word" after nearly every line.
Bart, posing as an Italian marathon runner, says "I used up all my English!" which is what Italian filmmaker Roberto Benigni said after winning the Academy Award.
The Backstreet Boys were first offered to guest star, but they immediately declined saying that "they would not embarrass themselves or their fans" by appearing on the show. *NSYNC instantly said yes to being asked to guest star, although Justin Timberlake had to record his lines separately from the rest of the band due to a family death.
The music video for the song "Drop Da Bomb" is apparently directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee.
When Lisa reverses the music video to reveal the subliminal message, it only affects the audio.